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Toddler Recipes

Broccoli Pasta with Cashews cream

Broccoli Pasta with Cashews cream

A friend of mine asked me if I liked the “Alfredo” sauce (aka butter + heavy cream + cheese + garlic sauce) and I replied with a smile that I never tried or made it, even if I’m Italian and even if I’ve been living in the States for more ...

9 Vegetables Marinara Sauce

9 Vegetables Marinara Sauce

The classic marinara sauce (fresh tomatoes + onion + garlic + olive oil + salt) is definitely one of my kids' favorite: to dress some pasta or rice or quinoa or to give extra moist to meatballs or fish croquette. The perfect base for an homemade pizza or simply spread ...
Chicken Coconut Curry with Green Beans and Bell Peppers +12M

Chicken Coconut Curry with Green Beans and Bell Peppers +12M

Spices can really transform the flavor of a recipe and when it comes to curry I like to mix together the basic spices to create my own curry mix following my kids' taste. Today I used a mix of cumin + turmeric + coriander for the chicken and I also ...
Zucchini Brownies - plant based, flourless, dairy free +12M

Zucchini Brownies – plant based, flourless, dairy free +12M

It doesn't happen very often that a decadent and yummy dessert is healthy and nutritious at the same time. So, when it happens, sharing is imperative 🙂 This brownie recipe is my first choice when I want to prepare a special treat for my kids or when we are going ...

Family Recipes

The easiest Lentil Broccoli Soup for your baby +10M

The easiest Lentil Broccoli Soup for your baby +10M

It only takes 20 min to prepare the easiest lentil Broccoli Soup for your baby! Nourishing and comforting, that's why I like this soup 🙂 High iron, protein and fiber content. It's one of my kids favorite so far. Little one like it very creamy (the immersion blender does its ...

Farro Salmon Salad

Farro Salmon Salad

Summertime salads are the best! They can be prepared ahead and served cold at lunchtime 🙂 This version with salmon and fresh vegetables is a perfect complete meal for the whole family. Vitamins, proteins, carbohydrates all in one spoon! If your kids are not big salmon fans, you can switch ...
Zucchini pancakes

Zucchini pancakes

Savory pancakes? why not! with zucchini and cheese 🙂 The procedure is more or less the same of the sweet pancakes. The only big difference is that I divided the egg white from the yolk and I whipped the whites to firm peaks. I incorporated the egg whites to the ...
Vegetable Bolognese Pasta

Vegetable Bolognese Pasta

We recently had some friends over for dinner with two adorable kids, more or less the same age of mine. I used to cook for them anything I wanted and I remember how passionate they were about my pasta. I also know that they are now going through a though ...

Baby Led Weaning Ideas

Spinach Almond Waffles - Gluten and Grain Free +6M

Spinach Almond Waffles – Gluten and Grain Free +6M

Breakfast. One of the most important meal of the day from a nutritional point of view. Our kids need an healthy boost of energy to start their day full of activities and fun. Coming from an Italian background I like sweet flavors at breakfast, that's how I was raised. Every ...

Carrot Coconut Chicken Burgers

Carrot Coconut Chicken Burgers

When you deal with picky eaters I found that playing around a trusted traditional recipe can help. If your kid loves pasta, why not dressing the pasta with a marinara sauce loaded with veggies? Or if your kid loves hamburgers, why not preparing them from scratch adding veggies inside? This ...
Quinoa Broccoli Meatballs EggFree / Dairy Free / Gluten Free +9M

Quinoa Broccoli Meatballs EggFree / Dairy Free / Gluten Free +9M

No doubt, meatballs are one of the easiest recipes to satisfy a picky eater and sneak in some veggies without complaints 😉 I've been rolling and rolling meatballs for my kids since they were little, any kind...meat/chicken/fish/veggie only. Pan fried or baked, with sauce or whiteout sauce. It's always a ...
Carrot Apple Oatmeal +6M

Carrot Apple Oatmeal +6M

A warm oatmeal breakfast is such a nutritious and comforting way to start the day for both your baby and yourself!! Why not adding to the basic oatmeal some apples and carrots for a more nutritious and tasty result? Oats are a gluten-free whole grain and a great source of ...

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